Feb 25, 2013
Baby Names: Once so hot, now so not
Gladys and Gary, Kevin and Kimberly are among the names that dominated their decades only to fall from fashion grace. What names were hot but now are not — and will any rise again?
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Feb 20, 2013
Baby Names Trend: The Jennifer Juggernaut
In the seventies and early eighties, there were nearly a million baby Jennifers born in the US. What made Jennifer one of the biggest hit baby names ever?
Feb 17, 2013
Girl Baby Names: The newsiest names, from Talulah to Lula to Rue
There’s an interesting mix in the Nameberry 9 newsiest names this week, from the demure classic Alice to the bepop-inspired Lula.
Feb 7, 2013
Baby Names Trend: Camilla, Willa, Priscilla–the new killer ‘illa’ names
A new trend in the making: Camilla and Willa and other illa-ending names following in the path of the Ellas ands Bellas and Isabellas.
Jan 21, 2013
British Baby Names: Two Middle Names
The British practice of giving babies two (or more) middle names may be posh and snobby, but it's also a trend that name lovers all over the world are eager to embrace.
Jan 6, 2013
2013 Baby Names: Predictions from the Nameberry 9
What will Kim and Kanye name their baby? Plus other pressing baby name questions and predictions for 2013 in this week’s Nameberry 9.
Dec 26, 2012
French Baby Names: What’s next in Nice
Looking ahead to the name trends and choices of 2013–oldies like Emma and Chloe and fresh-to-us names like Mael and Louna.
Dec 18, 2012
Top Boy Names 2012
There’s a new Number 1 boys’ name this year on Nameberry. Here, our Top 100 for 2012, plus insights into what’s moving up and moving down, what’s hot and what’s hottest.
Dec 18, 2012
Top Girls’ Names of 2012
The most popular girls’ names on Nameberry this year have been counted, and we’ve got a new Number 1. Here’s what’s up, what’s down, what’s new, and what’s tops for 2012.
Dec 11, 2012
British Baby Names 2013: The next big things
British name expert Eleanor Nickerson looks into her crystal ball to predict the next big things on UK birth certificates. Will Eliza be the next Olivia?
Nov 26, 2012
The Nameberry 9: Newer oldies and bolder boys
This week’s Nameberry 9 includes some sweet girl revivals like Pearl and Miranda, and some bold boy choices like Rocky and Phaedra (!?).
Nov 19, 2012
The Nameberry 9:This week’s newsiest names are right smack on trend
Most of this week’s newsiest names confirm Nameberry’s trend predictions…but how about Hephzibah??
Nov 8, 2012
Old School Nicknames
These new old nicknames can give a fresh spin to a classic name, distinguish your little girl from her namesake grandma, or set your Henry apart from the other five in his class.
Oct 11, 2012
Boys’ Names 2012: Nameberry’s Top 100
Nameberry’s top boys’ names for 2012 so far include lots of unconventional choices, celebrity-inspired names, and softer sounds.
Oct 9, 2012
Girls’ Names 2012: Nameberry’s Top 100
Our Top 100 names for girls so far this year reflects ahead-of-its-time style, celebrity influence, and a new Number 1 name not likely to be used for babies.
Sep 23, 2012
9 Terrific Baby Names Starting with T
Theodora and Thora, Tucker and Turner–suddenly it seems that many of the newsiest names have the beginning initial T.
Sep 19, 2012
Confessions of a Name Heretic–or, in defense of Jayden
Here we take a deep breath and bravely present a baby name heretic who offers plenty of arguments against some Nameberry norms. Ready to fight back? Or relieved that someone else said what you were thinking?
Sep 12, 2012
Looking Beyond Emma and Ella: Who’s next?
There’s been a progression of mega-popular names leading from Emily to Emma to Ella. What’s most likely to follow?
Aug 13, 2012
Oh Noooooo! Which names do you hate to see getting popular?
Did you moan when the lovely Sophia hit Number 1 or Juniper vaulted into the Top 1000? Tell us which favorite names’ success you dread and fear.
Aug 8, 2012
Names with Oomph: That trendy oo sound
Ooh! An extraordinary number of the trendiest names right now share the sound of the long u –from Luca to Luna to Juniper.
Jul 17, 2012
Welcome Back!: Names back on the Top 1000
After an absence of just a year or more than a century, these names have climbed back onto the Top 1000. Is this the first step in a long march to the top?
Jun 27, 2012
British Baby Names: New sibsets
Where do you find sisters Aurelia and Beatrice, brothers Benedict and Freddie, plus dozens of other charming combinations? In the British birth announcements, of course. Here’s the latest baby name style inspiration from London.
Jun 25, 2012
British Baby Names Trends: 5 categories on the rise
Edwardian names like Elsie, Celtics such as Callum: here are the five hottest baby name trends in Britain today.
Jun 4, 2012
Why is Alexandra up but Alexis down?
Some popularity ups and downs clue you in to important trends. And then there are those that make no sense at all.
May 21, 2012
Local Baby Names: What’s in in Indiana?
Ryker is up in Utah, William is a winner throughout the South — what’s hottest in YOUR neck of the baby name woods?